I’m fighting a cold and the holidays kept me busy, so this week we have a mini-Carnival:
ARGENTINA
Macri wants to rally the country around the old (loser) cause: Argentina’s new government says it will press claims to Falkland Islands. Buenos Aires demands talks over future of disputed territory dashing hopes that Mauricio Macri will offer more conciliatory approach than Cristina Kirchner. The Junta, the Kirchners, and now Macri.
BRAZIL
When do we get to call it a depression? Brazil Heads for Worst Recession Since 1901, Economists Forecast
Eletrobras, The One Brazilian Scandal Almost No One Is Talking About
COLOMBIA
Venezuela suspende envío de gas a Colombia
CUBA
Inside the Cuban Hospitals That Castro Doesn’t Want Tourists to See https://t.co/hsBEN8i0EN by @belenmarty pic.twitter.com/V1czWdxcKb
— PanAm Post (@PanAmPost) December 31, 2015
JAMAICA
Jamaica smokes world stock markets in 2015
MEXICO
Agents nab Pakistanis with terrorist connections crossing U.S. border
New Documents Expose Texas ‘Cop of the Year’ as Member of Mexico’s ‘Most Dangerous’ Cartel
https://t.co/N3aNry9uKw pic.twitter.com/d3ujDjWnRE
— PolicethePoliceACP (@PolicePoliceACP) January 1, 2016
PANAMA
Panama canal expansion to be complete ‘around May’: president
PUERTO RICO
Puerto Rico Is Greece, & These 5 States Are Next To Go
While there are five states with significant challenges (Illinois, Connecticut, Hawaii, New Jersey, and Kentucky) , the majority of states have debt service-to-revenue ratios that are more manageable.
Looking back on 2015, #Venezuela’s sovereign bond debt remains the worst in the world. https://t.co/biTJCTJYeR
— Prof. Steve Hanke (@steve_hanke) January 2, 2016
The Argentina inauguration Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean
Mauricio Macri was inaugurated last Thursday as Argentina’s new president. Having created ‘as many problems as possible for the new government’ and behaving as petulantly as usual, Cristina Fernandez skipped the festivities.
ARGENTINA
Argentina’s new government won’t seek to revive Iran deal on JCC bombing probe
Argentina Abandons Pact With Iran to Investigate ’94 Attack at Jewish Center
If you work for MTV and are planning a helicopter trip, you may want to reconsider.
BOLIVIA
Las Valkyrias de Bolivia – the women wrestlers of La Paz (I posted on the cholitas a few years ago).
BRAZIL
More on Odebrecht, Brazilian Builder OAS’s President Arrested in Bribery Probe. Elmar Varjão among executives alleged to have overcharged government on contracts
CHILE
Ex-soldier held after radio caller admits Chile slayings
Police on Friday arrested former conscript to Guillermo Reyes Rammsy, identifying him as the man who made an emotional 25-minute call to a radio program this week. A judge placed him under house arrest.
COLOMBIA
Colombian prosecutor accuses rebels of 150 forced abortions
Oil Production in Colombia Down 1% in November
COSTA RICA
Minnesota native, St. Thomas grad found stabbed to death in Costa Rica hotel room
CUBA
Cuba Begins to Re-Imprison Political Dissidents ‘Freed’ Under Obama Deal
Miami Herald tries to shame the Castro regime into being nice to the White House
Even the Clinton Administration Made an “Effort” to enforce U.S. Law, Cuba Sanctions
Moody’s Reaffirms Cuba’s Credit Rating but Changes Outlook to Positive. As the church lady put it,
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Forced to Flee Dominican Republic for Haiti, Migrants Land in Limbo
ECUADOR
Ecuador signs deal with Sweden for Assange questioning
EL SALVADOR
Two-Month Border Surge Brings Nearly 11000 New Illegal Alien Minors to U.S.
JAMAICA
Jamaica slips in equal pay global rankings, PSOJ concerned
LATIN AMERICA
Elections Won’t Save Latin America.Global Climate Talks Reveal Misguided Notions of Development Still Prevail
MEXICO
Pope Francis Plans Mexico-U.S. ‘Cross-Border’ Mass During Election Year
Mexican cartel boss ‘El Chapo’ spent heavily to escape maximum security jail, thereby giving new meaning to “the price of freedom”.
PANAMA
Panama’s Ex-President Found in Contempt in Spying Probe
PARAGUAY
South America’s Other Insurgents: Paraguay’s EPP
PUERTO RICO
Puerto Rico Governor: We Won’t Make It to 2016 without Bankruptcy. Island Bigwigs Dismiss Concerns over Waste, Seek DC Approval for “Restructuring”. Capt. Louis could have been Puerto Rican,
VENEZUELA
Not by a long shot, Election loss does not mean the end of socialist Venezuela
The Latin Leftist Sore Loser Club
The Venezuelan passports Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean
The big news of the week: Venezuela is issuing passports, voter registrations, to Hezbollah and Syrians – actual, authentically government-issued yet fraudulent passports and voter registrations.
ARGENTINA
Housecleaning: “Mysterious” Fire Hits Argentine Ministry Of Finance, Destroys Years Of Prior Regime’s Files
NSFW: Grupos kirchneristas habrían “meado” la Catedral de Buenos Aires
BARBUDA
Robert DeNiro’s Caribbean Mega-Resort Met with Opposition from Locals
BOLIVIA
Russian Technical Commission to Plan Bolivia Nuke Project
CHILE
Chilean Public Employees to Strike
COLOMBIA
Police Seize over 600 Kilos of Cocaine in Southwestern Colombia, presumably from the FARC.
CUBA
Flood of Cuban “migrants” annoys Latin American neighbors
Assad and Castro Are Simply Glorified Terrorists
ECUADOR
Canada warned against getting entangled in the Chevron Shakedown
U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador: Who Is Todd Chapman?
EL SALVADOR
Targeting The Young: Gangs of El Salvador (Part 4)
IMMIGRATION
Number of Migrants Illegally Crossing Rio Grande Rises Sharply
Whistleblower: Many Unaccompanied Migrant Children Placed in Care of Criminals
JAMAICA
Jamaican lottery scammer to spend 20 years in US prison
LATIN AMERICA
Focusing on Latin America Is Essential in 2016
MEXICO
Houston-area former Marine released after being detained with children in Mexico
NICARAGUA
What did I tell you? $50bn Nicaragua canal postponed as Chinese tycoon’s fortunes falter. Environments concerns and Chinese stock market woes mean world’s biggest canal project will not begin for at least another year
PANAMA
Again, Panama canal expansion could suffer new delay – spokesman
VENEZUELA
Violence breaks out as election season gets going in Venezuela
- The country’s opposition reports five attacks, two at gunpoint, against its candidates
- Lilian Tintori, wife of imprisoned leader Leopoldo López, says her life is in danger
Reuters: In Venezuela, a tree named “Revolution” wilts from disease
The Paris massacre Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean
The week’s top story everywhere: Pres. Obama declared Isis had been contained on the same day ISIS suicide bombers killed at least 41 people in Beirut, Lebanon. The following day, ISIS claimed responsibility for 128 deaths on a coordinated attack perpetrated on an unarmed citizenry in Paris.
A headline that was mostly ignored, but will have dire repercussions in our hemisphere. Abandoning Past Assurances, U.S. Accepts Iran’s Arming of Hezbollah.
ARGENTINA
Argentine Government Slams High Court for Ordering Disclosure of YPF-Chevron Deal for the development of the giant Vaca Muerta shale formation.
China, Argentina pledge continued cooperation regardless of election outcome
BOLIVIA
Bolivia Rules Out Uranium Production, Opts to Focus on Lithium Industry
Immigration to Brazil:No golden door. Forbidding policies take an economic toll
They do not come because Brazil needlessly puts up additional roadblocks. Its legislation on immigration is “anachronistic”, admits Beto Vasconcelos, who handles the issue at the justice ministry in Brasília. The main law dealing with immigration, enacted by generals who ruled from 1964 to 1985, treats foreigners as a menace to national security and to Brazilian workers. It bars non-Brazilians from taking part in political rallies, owning stakes in newspapers or participating actively in trade unions.
CHILE
Bachelet Inaugurates Construction of World’s Largest Telescope in Chile
COLOMBIA
The FARC are not disarming: Colombia’s rebels want peace, but fear giving up their guns
Colombia is Top Cocaine Producer Again, Still Supplying Mexican Cartels
CUBA
Did Secretaries Pritzker, Vilsack and Amb. Thorne Violate U.S. Sanctions Law?
Cuban exile musings: What does it take to qualify as a charming “despot” nowadays?
EL SALVADOR
Murder rate increases sharply in El Salvador
During the first 10 months of 2015, El Salvador — a country with a population of 6.5 million — reported nearly 5,500 homicides, making it the murder capital of the world, according to Elizabeth Kennedy, a San Diego State University social scientist.
NICARAGUA
Nicaragua OKs canal’s impact studies, clearing way for construction
PANAMA
Panama rushes to secure canal after Paris attacks
PARAGUAY
Structural Problems Perpetuate Widespread Corruption in Paraguay
PERU
AP PHOTOS: Peru’s coca destroyers perform grueling work
PUERTO RICO
Little-known hedgie plays hardball with Puerto Rico’s debt
Puerto Rico: Isle of Disenchantment
URUGUAY
Uruguayan gov’t cuts Syrian family aid for gasoline incident
During a meeting with government officials last month, Merhi Alshebli doused himself with gasoline. He did not light himself on fire. Alshebli and other Syrian refugees resettled in Uruguay last year have complained that the government hasn’t helped enough.
Arrested nephews of Venezuela’s first lady could face life in prison
Good luck with that: Push for Venezuela to allow observers. Lawmakers from the US and Latin America urge Venezuela to allow OAS observers to monitor upcoming legislative elections.
The clock change Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean
Twice a year we endure the change from standard to daylight saving time; I wish it would stop. Here’s the first Carnival of the month.
ARGENTINA
Argentine Kingmaker Sergio Massa Spurns Kirchner Ally in Presidential Runoff. Dissident Peronist politician who ran third in first round withholds support for Daniel Scioli. Has not yet directly endorsed Macri.
Argentina notebook: Passion and politics in the Paris of the South. Bohemian Buenos Aires is buzzing with election fever, writes Harriet Alexander. And in this most intriguing of cities, things can change in an instant – and nothing is quite what it seems. I’ve to Paris, and I’ve been to Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires is no Paris.
More Forget it Jake, it’s Chinatown: On the Nisman case, InSight Crime links to a report,
imprisoned Colombian drug trafficker Henry de Jesus Lopez, alias “Mi Sangre,” has come forward claiming to have information on the case. With only a month until the run-off, any new information linking the Kirchner administration to Nisman’s death could hurt Scioli by association.
Mi Sangre (My Blood) is trying to avoid deportation to the US by claiming that then-Intelligence chief Stiusso took over the cartel’s surveillance equipment, and gave it to Nisman, who used it for wiretapping members of the government.
So on the one hand the government alleges that Nisman had American and Israeli backers that made him rich; now this Mi Sangre guy tries to avoid deportation by saying that Stiusso stole surveillance equipment because Nisman couldn’t afford it.
Amazon fires: Brazil indigenous reserve blazes contained
CHILE
Chilean Desert, One Of The Driest Places On Earth, Is Awash In Flowers
Oopsie, Chile seizes erotic book from schools. The Chilean government begins seizing copies of an erotic version of the classic fairytale that was mistakenly distributed to 283 primary schools. Little Red Riding Hood Eats the Wolf?
There are still many loose ends. The ELN, a smaller guerrilla group, is not making peace. Many FARC leaders seem far from becoming democrats. The government must act fast to organise international monitoring of the FARC’s disarmament, to provide security in areas where the conflict has been most intense and to promote rural development so that ex-guerrillas can find jobs. Cutting the flow of drug money that funds the FARC is also important—though, as long as cocaine is illegal around the world, the trade will remain so profitable that this will be hard. Colombia must avoid what happened after civil wars in Central America in the 1980s and 1990s, where peace led to an explosion of violent crime. In all this it will need the understanding and support of the outside world.
Poll Finds Colombians Fear Return of FARC Terrorists.
A new poll shows that, despite public support for a peace deal with the FARC terrorist group, a significant portion of the population of Colombia remains uncomfortable with the idea of FARC terrorists abandoning the guerrilla lifestyle and settling into civilian life.
Video: El Nueve, the life and work of a Colombian combat photographer
CUBA
40 days later, Cuban activists arrested at Papal Mass remain in jail
A Look at How Cuba’s Working Class Lives
EL SALVADOR
Why are There No Gangs in Berlin, El Salvador?
PANAMA
Leaky Locks May Further Delay $5.3 Billion Panama Canal Widening
PARAGUAY
Ruins of Jesuit missions draw tourists in Paraguay
PERU
Archaeologists Make New Discoveries at Site in Peru
A complex of ancient Inca platforms, a storeroom and a ceremonial court were unearthed while maintenance and preservation works were underway at Ollantaytambo archaeological park in the southern Peruvian region of Cuzco, officials said.
PUERTO RICO
U.S. to clean one of Puerto Rico’s worst polluted waterways. Let’s hope the locals stop using it as a dump.
Get Ready For A Venezuelan Mariel
Venezuela is running out of cash and selling its gold. It looks like Putin’s not taking charge cards for payment of those 12 Sukhoi-30s.
The Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean
ARGENTINA
AMIA prosecutors file request letter to US on Stiuso’s whereabouts
The persistence of Peronism: Argentina’s dominant political brand is defined by power, not ideology.
To the extent that it has an ideology it is a vague blend of nationalism and labourism, expressed in the PJ’s founding “three banners” of political sovereignty, economic independence and social justice.
Power as an end in itself,
Rather than ideas, Peronism embodies a consistent set of political emotions and practices. Perón declared in 1951: “The masses don’t think, the masses feel and they have more or less intuitive and organised reactions. Who produces those reactions? Their leader.” His second wife, Eva Duarte, touched the hearts of the masses. Ms Fernández has proved to be an accomplished disciple: she has ruthlessly pursued popularity by postponing inevitable economic belt-tightening, by exploiting her widowhood and by associating herself with Pope Francis, an Argentine who has Peronist roots.
Argentinian artists risk religious wrath with ‘Barbie, The Plastic Religion’
BAHAMAS
Bahamas Reports More Than $60 Million in Damage from Hurricane Joaquin
BOLIVIA
Commodity Price Decline to Cost Bolivia $3 Billion, Government Says
BRAZIL
Brazil Police Launch Preliminary Probe into Rousseff’s Re-Election Campaign
COLOMBIA
Ex-president Pastrana resigns from ‘Super Commission’ for peace
However, on Thursday he resigned from the commission citing his disappointment in the transitional justice deal which he claims was “the biggest concession achieved by the FARC after the acceptance of drug-trafficking as a crime connected to their ideals.”
COSTA RICA
Drug Raids Reveal Italian Mafia Presence in Costa Rica
CUBA
Within the Past Year: Assad, Putin and Castro Ties
ECUADOR
Ecuador’s Rafael Correa pushes for foreign investment
But with an unfriendly business environment, Correa may find it hard to entice the private sector to pick up the slack.
EL SALVADOR
A murder every hour: How gang warfare has turned El Salvador into the world’s most violent nation
In August alone there were 911 murders – an average of nearly 30 a day.
In one incident, 14 members of one of the country’s most powerful street gangs were killed in a prison.
The dead were said to have belonged to ‘Barrio 18’ gang ‘Faccion Revolucionarios’, or Revolutionaries’ Faction.
Normally at war with rival gang ‘Mara Salvatrucha’, an internal power struggle between Revolucionarios and Surenos (Southerners) has seen the violence – and death toll – soar.
HAITI
Life miserable for Haitians expelled from Dominican Republic
MEXICO
ebook: The Wounded Eagle: Three years in the Mexican drug war, 2010-2012.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
EXCLUSIVE: ARREST OF GULF CARTEL BOSS TRIGGERS CHAOS NEAR TEXAS BORDER
PANAMA
Over 10 tonnes of drugs go up in smoke in Panama
The Columbus Day Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean
ARGENTINA
Why Does Argentina Keep Shielding Iran?
Behind the scenes, Pope Francis wields clout in Argentina homeland
Following the mysterious death of a prosecutor who had indicted Mrs. Fernandez on conspiracy charges, Francis in January stepped in forcefully to keep the president from being deposed in a “soft coup,” The Washington Times learned from a close personal friend of the pope.
Local magnates had plotted to seize the moment and oust the president after Alberto Nisman was found with a gunshot wound to his head hours before he was due to testify on a supposed top-level cover-up of Iran’s suspected involvement in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires.
But through calls and intermediaries, Francis persuaded “the right people at the right moment” to let Mrs. Fernandez serve our her second term, set to expire Dec. 10, Gustavo Vera, a Buenos Aires legislator and social activist who maintains a close friendship with the former Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, said.
Cristina stops by the Vatican frequently, and has had six private audiences with Francis.
Argentina’s La Presidenta Boogies Like She’s Hillary Clinton
BOLIVIA
Bolivia, Russia Sign Nuclear Cooperation Agreement
Rosatom will assist in the establishment of a nuclear research institute, including training for staff, Energy Minister Luis Sanchez said from Moscow in comments reported by official news agency ABI.
The pact also anticipates that Rosatom will advise the Bolivian government on how to educate the population about the nuclear power initiative, seen as necessary in light of the rejection by residents of La Paz of plans to build a nuclear research center in their neighborhood.
Besides power generation, Bolivia will use peaceful nuclear technology for medical applications and devices employed in geological research and prospecting for oil and gas, the minister said.
COLOMBIA
“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength;” Uribe loyalists are Colombia’s ‘new terrorists’: Senate peace commission chairman
CUBA
Raul Castro’s demands for Gitmo plus reparations show Cuba still a prime enemy
EL SALVADOR
Violence in El Salvador:Rivers of blood. A crackdown on gangs has so far made things worse
GUYANA
Venezuela accuses Guyana of lying about border dispute
The indictment charged Jaime Rolando Rosenthal Oliva; his son Yani Benjamin Rosenthal Hidalgo; and his nephew Yankel Antonio Rosenthal Coello.
Honduras football boss Yankel Rosenthal charged in US
MEXICO
Good luck with that: Mexico’s President to Propose Bill to Improve Efforts to Locate 25,000 Missing. Legislation aims to improve coordination between authorities in search for people missing since war on drugs began
PANAMA
Panama engages investors ahead of funding forays
Just like their counterparts at the central bank, Peruvian government officials are finding that some of the usual ways to propel a developing economy don’t work in this case. In particular, Peru cannot take the common step of expanding its industrial sector to export value-added products rather than raw materials because of globalized value chains and an oversupply of industrial facilities in China, said Piero Ghezzi, Peru’s minister of production.
PUERTO RICO
Puerto Rico May Not Be Able to Avoid Defaults, Adviser Says. I am shocked, shocked!
VENEZUELA
Here’s What Happened When Venezuela Imposed Gun Control Laws
Venezuela is now the most expensive country in the world; hands down
The pre-papal visit Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean
Starting on September 19th, Pope Francis will be traveling to Cuba and the U.S.. The Communist regime’s propaganda machine announced it will be releasing 3,522 prison inmates, none of which is a dissident;
The latest 3,522 prisoners to be freed will include minors, people over the age of 60, prisoners in poor health and foreigners who will be repatriated, according to the Granma newspaper. It said there will be no releases of those convicted of “crimes against state security”.
Over in Philly, pop-up-popes are springing up all over town:
Pope Francis: The Patron Saint of Tourism: https://t.co/scExf03xIP via @YahooTravel. #PopeInPhilly #ISEPTAPHILLY pic.twitter.com/OWTlqa4ZvG
— ISEPTAPHILLY (@SEPTAPHILLY) September 2, 2015
Because we went to catholic school for 12 years @ McGillin’s Olde Ale House https://t.co/VwCY3sUlll — breana lynn (@brieebev) September 5, 2015
ARGENTINA
Argentine Court Blocks Proclamation of Winner in Provincial Vote
An Argentine court on Tuesday ordered the electoral board of the northern province of Tucuman not to declare any winner in the Aug. 23 gubernatorial election until a move to have the ballot overturned is resolved.
Jorge Lanata’s investigation showed votes bought with drugs (video in Spanish):
Conferencia: “Escenario económico y político de la Argentina preelectoral”
BERMUDA
Significant Amendments Made To Bermuda’s Partnership Legislation
BOLIVIA
WATCH: SANDRA BULLOCK TAKES ON BOLIVIAN POLITICS IN ‘OUR BRAND IN CRISIS’
BRAZIL
Brazilian Police Seek to Question Former President in Petrobras Probe. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his ruling Workers’ Party ‘could have benefited,’ authorities say. An understatement if there ever was one.
CHILE
Chilean Police Arrest 2 in Robbery of Bachelet’s Security Team
COLOMBIA
Bulletproof Vest Saves Colombian Mayoral Candidate
CUBA
Normalization update: Tens of thousands of Cubans streaming into U.S. through southwestern border
Free Education in Cuba? Sort of / Ivan Garcia
Castro’s Empty Barabbas Politics For The Pope
ECUADOR
Ecuador Moves to Shut Down Press Freedom Group
EL SALVADOR
El Salvador baby-swap couple reunited with child
The International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala, or Cicig, has broad powers to launch its own criminal investigations. It then works alongside Guatemala’s own attorney general’s office to prosecute cases in local courts. Its staff hails from 20 countries, from Italians who have tussled with the Mafia to Colombian anti-money-laundering experts.
GUYANA
Guyana to press UN strongly for judicial end to Venezuela controversy – Granger
IMMIGRATION
Two Out of Three Hispanics Oppose Immigration Increase
Only 34 percent of U.S.-born Hispanics, and 33 percent of foreign-born Hispanics, want to increase legal immigration, said the Gallup report.
Sixty-four percent of each group of Hispanics want migration to be reduced or leveled, said Gallup, which released the report under a misleading headline, “U.S. Support for Increased Immigration Up to 25%.”
JAMAICA
Jamaica contributes US$100,000 to flood-hit Dominica
PANAMA
Uh oh! New Panama Canal lock leaking
PARAGUAY
Paraguay Guerrilla Splinter Group Brought Back Into Fold?
New evidence has emerged suggesting ACA guerrilla rebels in Paraguay have reunited with their cousins in the EPP, likely marking the end of a tiny guerrilla organization that has suffered several casualties and arrests of top leaders since breaking away last year.
PERU
Over 5,000 Chinese citizens applied for Peru visas
PUERTO RICO
S&P Lowers Puerto Rico’s Credit Rating to Its Second-to-Last Rung
Puerto Rico Debt Crisis: A Bond Guide as Potential Defaults Loom, or, a brief guide to Russian roulette, money-wise?
Puerto Rico’s debt. No way out
URUGUAY
Uruguay will help Syrian refugees reach another country
[President Tabare] Vazquez said Uruguay has reached out to Lebanon because that’s where the refugees would like to go. Since Lebanon is not willing to welcome them, his government is asking the five Syrian families to choose another country.
Last February’s report on domestic abuse within one of the families (note that the 5 families are comprised of 80 people):
VENEZUELA
Venezuela Takes Out Full-Page NYT Ad to Defend Violent Deportation Spree
Court Rules TV Network Shut Down by Chávez Must Be Reinstated. RCTV President Celebrates Venezuelans’ “Right to Be Informed”. Good luck with that:
On Monday, September 7, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) issued a ruling ordering the Venezuela government to restore the network’s broadcasting license and return all seized assets.
Miserable Decision Against Leopoldo Lopez No Surprise
VenEconomy: Justice of Horror Enforced All the Way in Venezuela
The week’s posts and podcast:
9/11/2001: It is altogether fitting and proper
Venezuela: Lopez sentenced to 13+ years UPDATED
September 11: In memory of Joe Angelini, Jr.
Argentina: #Nisman could not have shot himself
Colombia: Is the U.S. pressuring Uribe to accept FARC terms?
Mexico: A fifth bus on the Iguala students case
Guatemala: Comedian wins first round
Uruguay: Syrians don’t like it
Podcasting live now http://t.co/u7OxyOwPu1 on @SCantojr's show
— Fausta (@Fausta) September 10, 2015
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